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Month: December 2018

Smoke on the water

Smoke on the water
Smoke on the water 3 December 2018

Here’s the view of Moreton Bay from Cleveland Point yesterday. The smoke from the bushfires on Stradbroke Island has obscured it entirely from our view. Even Peel Island in the foreground is obscure. Here is the same view on a clear day:

A sunny day on 25 July 2017

Posted on December 4, 2018 by historianludlowPosted in bushfires, Moreton BayLeave a comment

Between the smokey winds

Between the smokey winds
Between the smokey winds (01.12.2018)
Posted on December 3, 2018 by historianludlowPosted in Art, Raby BayLeave a comment

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  • Bancroft
  • Bath
  • Bee Gees
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  • benevolent asylum
  • Bernard Elsey
  • Bert Cobb
  • Bird Island
  • Bishop Island
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  • Bonty Dickson
  • Bradford on Avon
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  • Google Earth
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  • Gustav Dux
  • Gutter Bar
  • Hall and Bestmann
  • Harbours and Marine
  • Hastings Point
  • Heide Museum of Modern Art
  • Historic buildings
  • History
  • Hobart
  • Hogmanay
  • Holzapfel
  • Hong Kong
  • Howard Gardner
  • Huth
  • Ian Fairweather
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  • indigenous
  • inebriates
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  • James Love
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  • Sovereign
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  • St Helena Island Prison
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  • Steiglitz
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  • Todkill
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